Fly-paper holder.



B. YOKOYAMA.

FLY PAPER HOLDER.

APPLIOATIONIILBD JUN 23, 1913.

1,089,520, Patented Mar. 10, 1914 COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASHINGTON, u. c

. STATES PATENT FFIfiE.

BUNKICI-II YOKOYAMA, Q13 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, BUNKICHI YonoYAMA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Fly-Paper Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fly paper holders and particularly to those adapted to use with the so-called sticky or adhesive fly paper. Fly paper of this character as ordinarily made consists of a sheet of paper or similar material coated upon one side with some heavy adhesive, which is also sweetened or otherwise rendered attractive to the flies. Flies are therefore led to light upon the surface of the fly paper which is sufficiently adhesive to retain them thereon.

The principal object of my invention is to provide means whereby fiy paper of this description may be securely held, so that it will not be blown around or otherwise displaced.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for preventing other objects from being laid upon the surface of the fly paper inadvertently.

A further object is to provide means whereby said fiy paper may be hung upon the wall.

A further object is to devise a holder which may be folded up to go into small space and which will be attractive in ap pearance and inexpensive to produce.

Further objects and advantages will ap pear in the following specification.

Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fly paper holder complete. Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line a' -m of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a number of these holders in the stacked up position. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the latch used for fastening the holder together.

In the form of my invention illustrated in the drawings 1 is a base board preferably formed of heavy cardboard. Fastened to one end of this base plate is the hinge plate 2, which is secured to the base plate by rivets 3 and which has formed in it a hinge 1 for engaging a rod 5, which extends completely across one end of the fly paper holder. A clamping plate 6 is provided, this plate being preferably formed of sheet metal and having an opening 7 therein, this opening Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 23, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1814.

Serial No. 7'?5,128.

being very little smaller than the standard size of a sheet of the fly paper to be used. This clamping plate 6 is provided with hinges 6 which engage the rod 5 at the end of the holder. The plate 6 is hinged about this red 5 and may be lifted into the position shown in Fig. 2 and when in such position a sheet of fly paper 8 may be placed upon the base plate 1. The clamping plate 6 is then dropped, thus firmly clamping the fly paper in position and the clamping plate 6 is locked to the base plate 1 by means of a latch 10, this latch being on the opposite end from the hinge and having the general form shown in Fig. a. The latch 10 is secured to the clamping plate 6 by means of a rivet 11 about which it turns as a pivot and has a bent portion 12 adapted to slide under the base plate 1, firmly clamping the clamping plate and base plate together, so that the fly paper is firmly secured in place. A small car 13 having a hole lei therein is provided for the purpose of hanging this fly paper holder upon a hook or nail if it is desired to so suspend it.

To protect the fly paper from external objects, I provide a collapsible screen, this screen consisting of a rectangular frame 15, which has wire members 16 and 17 secured thereto, these wire members forming a net work above the fly paper being stretched taut between the sides and ends of the frame 15. For supporting this frame, I provide standards 18 and 19, these standards being formed of wire and being rotatably secured to the frame 15 by means of the wire clips 20. These standards 18 and 19 are bent at right angles and extend downwardly and have a second right angle turn therein, forming a foot 21. Hinge members 22 are secured to one end of the clamping plate, as shown, and the feet 21 of the standard 18 may turn in these hinge plates 22. At the other end of the clamping plate 6 are placed the hinge plates 23, these plates having a lug 21 extending upwardly therefrom, this lug being bent to form a groove 25 into which the upright portion of the standard 19 is sprung. The elasticity of this member 19 is suflicient to hold frame 15 with the wire members 16 and 17 in a fixed position unless considerable pressure is brought to bear upon it, in which case it may be pushed downward, as shown in Fig. 3. When in this downward position it takes up comparatively little space and a plurality of these fly paper holders may be placed in a comparatively small space when required for shipping or storage purposes, as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 3, 29, 30 and 31 are three complete holders stacked one on top of the other.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A fly paper holder comprising a base plate, means for clamping the fly paper to said base plate, and a collapsible protective screen attached to said clamping means and located above the upper surface of said fly paper.

said clamping plate and adapted to be held above the surface of said fly paper or bent downward into a collapsed position.

3. A fly paper holder comprising a base plate, a clamping plate hinged on said base plate, a latch for fastening said base plate and said clamping plate together, a frame, wire members crossing said frame at right angles to each other, standards hinged on said clamping plate and on said frame, and means for frictionally retaining said standards in the upright position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 14th day of June, 1913.

BUNKICHI YOKOYAMA.

In presence of- Four) V. HARRIS, FRED A. MANSFIELD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. G. 

